Elections in Aruba

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Elections in Aruba gives information on election and election results in Aruba.

Aruba elects on national level a legislature. The Estates (Staten) have 21 members,^[1] elected in a single nationwide constituency for a four-year term by Open list Party-list proportional representation. Seats are distributed between parties that have gained at least one full quota (1/21, or approximately 4.76% of the vote) using the Hagenbach-Bischoff system (a variant of the D'Hondt method).^[2] Aruba has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful.

Latest elections

Main article: Aruban general election, 2013

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Aruban People's Party	33,103	57.28	13	+1
	People's Electoral Movement	17,653	30.54	7	–1
	Real Democracy Party	4,518	7.82	1	0
	Network of Electoral Democracy	1,209	2.09	0	0
	Patriotic Progressive Union	805	1.39	0	New
	Aruban Patriotic Party	506	0.88	0	0
Invalid/blank votes		556	–	–	–
Total		58,350	100	21	0
Registered voters/turnout		68,758	84.86	–	–
Source: Overheid

Past elections

2009

Main article: Aruban general election, 2009

**Summary of the 25 September 2009 Estates of Aruba election results**
Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Aruban People's Party (Arubaanse Volkspartij)	26,485	48.05	12
People's Electoral Movement (Movimiento Electoral di Pueblo)	19,812	35.94	8
Real Democracy Party (Partido Democracia Real)	3,140	5.70	1
Aruban Patriotic Movement (Movimento Patriotico Arubano)	2,443	4.43	—
Network of Electoral Democracy (Red Electoral Democratico)	2,371	4.30	—
Aruban Patriotic Party (Partido Patriótico Arubano)	611	1.11	—
United Christians Reinforcing Aruba's Potential (Cristiannan Uni Reforzando Potencial di Aruba)	138	0.25	—
Independent Social Movement/Aruban Liberal Organization (Movimento Social Independiente/Organisacion Liberal Arubiano)	125	0.23	—
Total	55,125	100.00	21
Source: overheid.aw

2005

Main article: Aruban general election, 2005

References

↑ Article III of the Constitution of Aruba Section 2, Constitution of Aruba (1987; in Dutch). Retrieved on 26 April 2015.
↑ Article 91-94, LANDSVERORDENING, houdende regelen betreffende het kies- recht en de verkiezingen van de leden van de Staten van Aruba, Act No. AB 1987 no. 110, AB 1994 no. 30, AB 1997 no. 34, AB 2001 no. 100 AB 2009 no. 83 of 18 of 18 September 2013 (in Dutch). Retrieved on 26 April 2015.

Past elections and Referendums

Elections and referendums in Aruba

General elections	1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1982 1986 1990 1994 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013

Referendums	1977

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